1. The
Board of Regents expects its members to value service above self.The Board
expects high standards of ethical conduct and requires all members to conduct
themselves at all times in a manner that reflects honor upon the Montana
University System.

2.
Regents must avoid any conflict of interest with respect to the
fiduciary responsibility. There must be
no self-dealing or any conduct of private business or personal services between
any Regent and the Montana University System unless procedurally controlled to
assure openness, competitive opportunity, and equal access to inside
information. If a conflict issue
arises, the Regent involved must abstain from voting or promoting the
discussion between Board members.

3. This Board of Regents is non-partisan in
the sense that:

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Our positions and decisions are based on the Board’s mission, and not on
partisan factors.

lWe do not lobby one another
regarding upcoming votes, but sharing one's concerns or positions is
appropriate and encouraged.

l
We do not engage in tit-for-tat support of one another’s issues.

l
We embrace public interests and avoid acting from
ideological interests.

l
We are not bound to any particular university system
campus or geographic area.

4. We each take personal responsibility for making decisions in
the long-term best interests of students and the people of Montana.

5. We each take personal responsibility for
holding a long-term and statewide view in our decision-making, even at the
expense of personal or narrow constituent interests.

6. We each take personal responsibility for coming to meetings
prepared for Board actions.

7. Once Board decisions are made, we will each stand behind them,
even if we disagree-though we may explain the nature of our disagreement, if
asked.

8. We view the Student Regent as one who is
equal to other Regents. The Student
Regent has a first and foremost responsibility to represent students in the
Montana University System.

9. We each take personal responsibility for
respecting one another’s
opinions enough to let them be spoken and understood.

10. We do not sit on bad feelings or misunderstandings. We each
take personal responsibility for talking about problems directly, and as soon
as possible, with the person(s) involved.
When necessary, we will take "recess" to do this.

11. We each take personal responsibility for
staying focused and on time, and we accept the role of the Chair in helping us
do this.

12. We each take personal responsibility for speaking the truth as
we see it, even when it is hard to do so.

13. We open this set of Board expectations for review and
possible revision, annually after appointment of new Regents.

14. We invite the Governor and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to endorse this set of expectations each year.

Approved at the Board of Regents meeting inBillings,
MT September 28, 2001